Riddles

Abstract: Story collected by Peg Pender, a student at Robertstown, Naas school (Robertstown, Co. Kildare) (no informant identified).

Original reference: 0775/2/19

 Robertstown, Naas [Vol. 0775, Chapter 0002]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Kildare Schools

COLLECTOR
Pender, Peg 
Gender
female
Age
11

Story text

transcribed at

 

Riddles  [duchas:4741704]

Under the fire and over the fire and never touches the fire.
A cake in an oven.

Spell black water in three letters.
Ink.

What happened to the baby that swallowed the spoon.
It could not stir.

As round as an Apple, as flat as a pan one side a woman and the other side a man.
A penny.
Black and white and read all over.
Ireland's own.

I have a little sister she sits on the wall. She drinks all she gets and she eats none at all.
A lamp.

Around the house, around the house and sleeps in a corner.
A sweeping brush.

Resource description

Origin information
Robertstown, Co. Kildare
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 183
Volume 0775
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher P. Ó Harachtáin.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Riddles   linked data (lcsh)
Riddles--Tomhaiseanna
School location
Robertstown Baile Riobaird Robertstown Kilmeage Connell Kildare
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4815420
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0775/2/19

Suggested credit
"Riddles"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4815420>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher P. Ó Harachtáin.
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

School location

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